A man has survived falling 20m (66ft) down a cliff in Australia, police say. The 25-year-old man was on his parents’ property in Sydney when he plunged into dense bushland late on Sunday night, sparking a complex rescue operation.
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MP Sanwar rejects report he was slapped by Obaidul
Dhaka – The ruling Awami League lawmaker MP Sanowar Hossain yesterday brushed aside the media reports that the party general secretary Obaidul Quader slapped him on Saturday night at the Padma rest house of Jamuna Resort in Tangail.
Verdict in Masud-Munier accident deaths case Wednesday
Tangail -The verdict in the case filed on the tragic road accident that killed 5 persons including renowned filmaker Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier will deliver on February 22, Wednesday.
Truck kills college student in Magura
Dhaka- A college student died as a truck crushed him in stadium area in Magura today.The deceased was identified as Biswajit Biswas. He was a student of Govt. Shaheed Suhrawardi College of the town.Police said the accident took place at noon…
Human hauler overturned in Khagrachhari; one killed
Dhaka – A man was killed and three people were injured as a human hauler overturned at Palashpur Zone in Matiranga upazila on Saturday evening.Officer-in-charge of Matiranga Police Station M Shahadat Hossain Titu said the deceased, M Kabir Hossain, 37,…
Sunamganj road crash kills 2 bikers
Dhaka – A motorcyclist and his co-rider were killed in a road accident at Baghmara Point on Bishwamvarpur-Tahirpur road in Bishwamvarpur upazila in Sunamganj on Saturday.
Oil-laden vessel catches fire in Barisal- 4 injured
Barisal, Feb 19 – Four workers suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out at the engine room of an oil-laden vessel at Beltala on the Kirtankhola River on Saturday night.
Special Indian visa camp held at Dhaka cantonment
Dhaka, Feb 18 – Indian High Commission here on Saturday organised a special visa camp for family members of serving and retired Armed Forces personnel at Sena Malancha of Dhaka Cantonment.
Zuckerberg Manifesto is blueprint to destroy journalism?
Lip service to the crucial function of the Fourth Estate is not enough to sustain it. It’s not that Mark Zuckerberg set out to dismantle the news business when he founded Facebook 13 years ago. Yet news organizations are perhaps…
Bus strike in 3 southern districts called off
Dhaka – Bus owners and workers called off their strike on all routes of three southern districts– Patuakhali, Barguna and Barisal –after two days as they had a fruitful meeting with the local administration on Friday night.Golam Mostafa Kislu, president…
Bus-truck collision leaves 4 dead in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Four people were killed and 17 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck near Bangabandhu Bridge West Zone in Kamarkhanda upazila in Sirajganj on Saturday afternoon.One of the deceased was identified as Liton,30, of…
Funny debate competition at BAU
Mymemsingh – A funny debate competition was held at ‘Mukhtomoncho’ of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Valentine’s Day.
Bus strike in 3 southern dists enters 2nd day
Dhaka – Movement of buses in three southern districts– Patuakhali, Barguna and Barisal remained suspended for the second consecutive day due to an indefinite strike of bus workers and owners on Friday, causing immense sufferings to the passengers.Earlier on Thursday,…
‘Outlaw’ killed in Rajbari ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Feb 17 – A suspected member of an outlawed party was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Maura Bongram in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari early Friday.
Russian isotopes for Indian space programme
Dhaka – Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation – Rosatom’s sister concern Isotope has recently supplied Radionuclide curium-244 (Cm-244) to the Indian Physical Research Laboratory for their space programme.
Malaysian relief being distributed among Rohingyas
Dhaka – The distribution of the relief materials sent here by Malaysia for the Rohingyas began on Wednesday.The relief items reached Ukhiya and Teknaf from Chittagong port around 8:30 am.According to the local administration, the relief was distributed among 150…
Six persons on remand for question paper leakage
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed six persons on a 4-day remand each for leakage of question paper.
Anti-Valentine’s day rally at RU
Rajshahi – The Rajshahi University Single Group (RUSG), an anti-valentine’s Day association of the university has celebrated the Valentine’s Day in an exceptional way staging their demonstration on the campus. Students under the banner of “Deprived Association of Love” brought…
Int’l confce on ‘Conservation Agri for Smallholders’ at BAU
Mymensingh – A three-day long second conference on ‘Conservation Agriculture for mallholders’ began at Syed Nazrul Islam Bhavan of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Tuesday in Mymemsingh. BAU pro-VC Prof Dr Jasimuddin Khan inaugurated the conference as chief guest with…
Gopalganj college teacher killed in road crash
Dhaka – A college teacher was killed after a bus knocked him down in front of LGED office in the district town in Gopalganj on Tuesday morning.
Alleged Terrorist killed in Bogra ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Feb 14 – An alleged terrorist was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Patanja in Kahalu upazila of Bogra early Tuesday. The identity of the deceased could not yet be known.
Three NU officials semtemced to jail for graft
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday sent three officials of the National University to the jail in a graft case lodged by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).
PM’s signature counterfeiting, one put on remand
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday granted a two-day remand for Hasina Begum, who was arrested for alleged counterfeiting the signature of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday evening.
Bus-microbus collision leaves 13 dead in Narsingdi
Dhaka, Feb 12 – Thirteen people, including five women and two children, were killed and six others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus at Darikandi on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Belabo upazila of Narsingdi on Sunday…
Road accident kills college girl in Ctg
Dhaka – A college girl was killed in a road accident in Komol Munshir Hat area on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway under Patiya upazila of the district today. The victim was identified as Popy Akter, 19, a-2nd-year (Humanities) student of Patiya…
11 dead in Narsingdi road crash
Dhaka, Feb 12 – At least 11 people, including two women and one child, were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus at Darikandi on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Belabo upazila on Sunday…
City factory catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out in a tyre factory at Posta in the city’s Lalbagh area on Saturday morning.Masudur Rahman, assistant director (Dhaka Division) of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the fire originated from an electric short circuit…
Polls under new EC, no matter what BNP says: Anisul
Brahmanbaria, Feb 10 – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Friday said all the upcoming elections, including the general one, will be held under the new Election Commission (EC) no matter whether BNP accepts it or not.
Bus-truck collision leaves 13 dead in Faridpur
Dhaka, Feb 10 – At least 13 people were killed in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Nagarkanda in Faridpur on Friday night.
Workshop on Patenting,Trademark and Copyright at BAU
Rajshahi – A workshop on Patenting, Designing Trademark and Copyrights was held at Community centreof Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Thursday evening.